The August Placeholder
Well, a little more than that.
This stretches credibility to the limit. Can there really be no-one even tangentially connected to the "War" on Drugs who is prepared to stand up and call this theft? Is the fear of being painted "soft" on crime now so intense that highway robbery is now tolerated as necessary in this tableau of epic futility?
Assuming he gets the money back in a year, and even assuming it doesn't cost him a cent to achieve that, does anyone seriously imagine that the DEA will pay him a year's worth on interest at commercial rates on $24,000? 5% is $1,200. Even if it doesn't cost him anything else, his full and pleasant cooperation with the DEA on that weigh bridge will cost him $1,200 and a year spent proving he isn't a criminal. Way to get the average citizen on your side, DEA, you fuckin' dolts.
This stretches credibility to the limit. Can there really be no-one even tangentially connected to the "War" on Drugs who is prepared to stand up and call this theft? Is the fear of being painted "soft" on crime now so intense that highway robbery is now tolerated as necessary in this tableau of epic futility?
Assuming he gets the money back in a year, and even assuming it doesn't cost him a cent to achieve that, does anyone seriously imagine that the DEA will pay him a year's worth on interest at commercial rates on $24,000? 5% is $1,200. Even if it doesn't cost him anything else, his full and pleasant cooperation with the DEA on that weigh bridge will cost him $1,200 and a year spent proving he isn't a criminal. Way to get the average citizen on your side, DEA, you fuckin' dolts.
posted by Novus at 13:15
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